OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME

80 LeRhone
	Country: Paris, France Year: 1912 Horsepower: 80 R.P.M.: 1200 Weight: 268 lbs. Displacement: 667 cu. in. Configuration: 9 cylinder rotary,  air-cooled Used in: Avro 504, Nieuport    XI, Sopwith Pup
LeRhone rotaries were produced in large scale in France and Sweden.  The Union Switch and Signal Company in Swissvale, Pennsylvania also manufactured these types.  The LeRhone used less fuel and oil than the contemporary Gnome and was cheaper, lighter and could idle smoothly at low R.P.M.s

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